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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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afraid
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From this reading He’s the most brilliant man they’ve got, but a two-edged sword; they’re all afraid of him!”
ALFRED
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all
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also
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From this reading The speaker had just left the swinging doors at the foot of the staircase from the Rotunda, under the old Library rooms in the west front of the Capitol, and his companion, who was also a member, was working himself slowly into his greatcoat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The speaker had just left the swinging doors at the foot of the staircase from the Rotunda, under the old Library rooms in the west front of the Capitol, and his companion, who was also a member, was working himself slowly into his greatcoat.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The speaker had just left the swinging doors at the foot of the staircase from the Rotunda, under the old Library rooms in the west front of the Capitol, and his companion, who was also a member, was working himself slowly into his greatcoat.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “ON THE RED STAIRCASE,” “MY LADY CLANCARTY,” “THE IMPERSONATOR,” ETC.
BOSTON
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brilliant
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From this reading He’s the most brilliant man they’ve got, but a two-edged sword; they’re all afraid of him!”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He’s the most brilliant man they’ve got, but a two-edged sword; they’re all afraid of him!”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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Capitol
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CLANCARTY
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “ON THE RED STAIRCASE,” “MY LADY CLANCARTY,” “THE IMPERSONATOR,” ETC.
CO
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Color
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companion
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From this reading The speaker had just left the swinging doors at the foot of the staircase from the Rotunda, under the old Library rooms in the west front of the Capitol, and his companion, who was also a member, was working himself slowly into his greatcoat.
doors
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From this reading The speaker had just left the swinging doors at the foot of the staircase from the Rotunda, under the old Library rooms in the west front of the Capitol, and his companion, who was also a member, was working himself slowly into his greatcoat.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “ON THE RED STAIRCASE,” “MY LADY CLANCARTY,” “THE IMPERSONATOR,” ETC.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The speaker had just left the swinging doors at the foot of the staircase from the Rotunda, under the old Library rooms in the west front of the Capitol, and his companion, who was also a member, was working himself slowly into his greatcoat.
FOX
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From this reading “WILLIAM FOX?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The speaker had just left the swinging doors at the foot of the staircase from the Rotunda, under the old Library rooms in the west front of the Capitol, and his companion, who was also a member, was working himself slowly into his greatcoat.
front
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Frontispiece
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GEORGE
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got
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From this reading He’s the most brilliant man they’ve got, but a two-edged sword; they’re all afraid of him!”
greatcoat
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From this reading The speaker had just left the swinging doors at the foot of the staircase from the Rotunda, under the old Library rooms in the west front of the Capitol, and his companion, who was also a member, was working himself slowly into his greatcoat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The speaker had just left the swinging doors at the foot of the staircase from the Rotunda, under the old Library rooms in the west front of the Capitol, and his companion, who was also a member, was working himself slowly into his greatcoat.
He's
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From this reading He’s the most brilliant man they’ve got, but a two-edged sword; they’re all afraid of him!”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He’s the most brilliant man they’ve got, but a two-edged sword; they’re all afraid of him!”
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The speaker had just left the swinging doors at the foot of the staircase from the Rotunda, under the old Library rooms in the west front of the Capitol, and his companion, who was also a member, was working himself slowly into his greatcoat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The speaker had just left the swinging doors at the foot of the staircase from the Rotunda, under the old Library rooms in the west front of the Capitol, and his companion, who was also a member, was working himself slowly into his greatcoat.
IMPERSONATOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “ON THE RED STAIRCASE,” “MY LADY CLANCARTY,” “THE IMPERSONATOR,” ETC.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The speaker had just left the swinging doors at the foot of the staircase from the Rotunda, under the old Library rooms in the west front of the Capitol, and his companion, who was also a member, was working himself slowly into his greatcoat.
J
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just
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From this reading The speaker had just left the swinging doors at the foot of the staircase from the Rotunda, under the old Library rooms in the west front of the Capitol, and his companion, who was also a member, was working himself slowly into his greatcoat.
LADY
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “ON THE RED STAIRCASE,” “MY LADY CLANCARTY,” “THE IMPERSONATOR,” ETC.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The speaker had just left the swinging doors at the foot of the staircase from the Rotunda, under the old Library rooms in the west front of the Capitol, and his companion, who was also a member, was working himself slowly into his greatcoat.
Library
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man
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From this reading He’s the most brilliant man they’ve got, but a two-edged sword; they’re all afraid of him!”
member
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From this reading The speaker had just left the swinging doors at the foot of the staircase from the Rotunda, under the old Library rooms in the west front of the Capitol, and his companion, who was also a member, was working himself slowly into his greatcoat.
most
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From this reading He’s the most brilliant man they’ve got, but a two-edged sword; they’re all afraid of him!”
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading AUTHOR OF “ON THE RED STAIRCASE,” “MY LADY CLANCARTY,” “THE IMPERSONATOR,” ETC.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF “ON THE RED STAIRCASE,” “MY LADY CLANCARTY,” “THE IMPERSONATOR,” ETC.
old
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From this reading The speaker had just left the swinging doors at the foot of the staircase from the Rotunda, under the old Library rooms in the west front of the Capitol, and his companion, who was also a member, was working himself slowly into his greatcoat.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AUTHOR OF “ON THE RED STAIRCASE,” “MY LADY CLANCARTY,” “THE IMPERSONATOR,” ETC.
PARKHILL
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From this reading With a Frontispiece in Color by GEORGE ALFRED WILLIAMS Printers S. J. PARKHILL & CO., BOSTON, U.S.A.
Printers
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From this reading With a Frontispiece in Color by GEORGE ALFRED WILLIAMS Printers S. J. PARKHILL & CO., BOSTON, U.S.A.
RED
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “ON THE RED STAIRCASE,” “MY LADY CLANCARTY,” “THE IMPERSONATOR,” ETC.
rooms
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From this reading The speaker had just left the swinging doors at the foot of the staircase from the Rotunda, under the old Library rooms in the west front of the Capitol, and his companion, who was also a member, was working himself slowly into his greatcoat.
Rotunda
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From this reading The speaker had just left the swinging doors at the foot of the staircase from the Rotunda, under the old Library rooms in the west front of the Capitol, and his companion, who was also a member, was working himself slowly into his greatcoat.
S
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slowly
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From this reading The speaker had just left the swinging doors at the foot of the staircase from the Rotunda, under the old Library rooms in the west front of the Capitol, and his companion, who was also a member, was working himself slowly into his greatcoat.
speaker
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STAIRCASE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF “ON THE RED STAIRCASE,” “MY LADY CLANCARTY,” “THE IMPERSONATOR,” ETC.
swinging
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From this reading The speaker had just left the swinging doors at the foot of the staircase from the Rotunda, under the old Library rooms in the west front of the Capitol, and his companion, who was also a member, was working himself slowly into his greatcoat.
sword
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From this reading He’s the most brilliant man they’ve got, but a two-edged sword; they’re all afraid of him!”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF “ON THE RED STAIRCASE,” “MY LADY CLANCARTY,” “THE IMPERSONATOR,” ETC.
they're
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From this reading He’s the most brilliant man they’ve got, but a two-edged sword; they’re all afraid of him!”
they've
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From this reading He’s the most brilliant man they’ve got, but a two-edged sword; they’re all afraid of him!”
two-edged
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From this reading He’s the most brilliant man they’ve got, but a two-edged sword; they’re all afraid of him!”
U
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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The speaker had just left the swinging doors at the foot of the staircase from the Rotunda, under the old Library rooms in the west front of the Capitol, and his companion, who was also a member, was working himself slowly into his greatcoat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The speaker had just left the swinging doors at the foot of the staircase from the Rotunda, under the old Library rooms in the west front of the Capitol, and his companion, who was also a member, was working himself slowly into his greatcoat.
west
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From this reading The speaker had just left the swinging doors at the foot of the staircase from the Rotunda, under the old Library rooms in the west front of the Capitol, and his companion, who was also a member, was working himself slowly into his greatcoat.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The speaker had just left the swinging doors at the foot of the staircase from the Rotunda, under the old Library rooms in the west front of the Capitol, and his companion, who was also a member, was working himself slowly into his greatcoat.
WILLIAM
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From this reading “WILLIAM FOX?
WILLIAMS
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WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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working
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From this reading The speaker had just left the swinging doors at the foot of the staircase from the Rotunda, under the old Library rooms in the west front of the Capitol, and his companion, who was also a member, was working himself slowly into his greatcoat.
